The closest international airport to The Fairmont Royal York is Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ). For guests traveling from Canada and the United States, the closest domestic airport is Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ).

* There is an Airport Express Bus Service. If you are coming from the airport you can visit the booths at both Terminals 1 and 3 arrival levels, or you may purchase tickets at a slight discount from the Web site (gratuities to driver not included in fare). Please see the Web site for bus schedule.

* Taxis are available at the following pickup locations outside the terminals: Terminal One Domestic, Area A1; Terminal One International, D1; Terminal Three Domestic, Post 11; Terminal Three International, Post 31. More information regarding taxis and limousines.

* For people without a lot of luggage, it is cheap and easy to get from the airport to the hotel by TTC bus and subway. At rush hour it's probably as fast as a taxi since the subway doesn't get stuck in traffic. Fares are paid by tokens, usually available at the Travelex booths on the terminal ground level for $2.75, or paper ticket from TTC machines near the door to the bus stop for $3 (coins and plastic accepted.) Follow the signs for the TTC bus. There are several buses, the one you want is the #192 Rocket which runs every 10 minutes. Put the token or ticket (keep the receipt half) in the slot and get a transfer from the driver. The #192 goes quickly to the Kipling subway station via the freeway. Take any train 15 stops to St George. Change to the other subway line and take an inbound train five stops to Union station. The Royal York is across the street from Union Station.

• There are service advisories affecting the TTC subway on the weekend of Jul 19-20. See https://www.ttc.ca/Service_Advisories/Route_diversions/Line_2_Kipling_to_Islington.jsp.

Take the free ferry to the mainland. Follow the signs for the shuttle bus.

There is a free shuttle service to and from the airport on the south side of Front Street, just past the southwest corner of York and Front Streets (near the Starbucks). It is across the street from the Fairmont Royal York. It runs every fifteen minutes from early morning to about midnight. See the Web site for more detailed information.

Taxis are available just outside the ferry building on the mainland.

Arrival Coordination - for ease of taxi sharing. Please note: it has been reported that during peak hours the airport shuttle from Pearson International (YYZ) to downtown Toronto may get backed up. A shared taxi may be more cost/time effective.

The US State Dept provides info for US citizens at http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/country/canada.html. This info is specific to US citizens and their cultural expectations, but may be useful for other nations' citizens as well.

For example:

• You can be fined in Toronto for leaving your car unlocked or having items in view. (A reaction to the prevalence of smash-and-grab thefts.)

• You must declare ANY firearms you bring into the country and you can get into trouble (confiscation, arrest) if they find any that you forgot to declare. There are also forms to fill out if you want to borrow a firearm while in the country.

• There are three categories of firearms and “some knives” are included in the “restricted firearms” category. (“some” is not explained.)

• Under “pornography”, it says computers and cell phones are subject to search at the border.

• DUI (Driving Under the Influence) is a criminal offense. Any prior conviction “no matter how old or how minor the infraction” means you are excluded from entry. There is an exception process, but it is noted as taking weeks or months.

Here is more info on the question of firearms and knives: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/pub/bsf5044-eng.html.

Departure Coordination - for ease of taxi sharing.

The official languages of Canada are English and French.

IETF Language Buttons

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates subway, bus, and streetcars throughout Toronto.

Some running routes in Toronto.

Hiking resources in and around Toronto.

Downtown Toronto Water Features Walk Route. This walk begins and ends at Union Station, directly across the street from the IETF 90 venue.

More urban walking routes for Toronto. All of the walks begin and end at TTC subway stations or bus and streetcar lines.

ISC is holding an open meeting for BIND users on Wednesday, 11:30 - 1 in Confederate 3. We will have a business update from our President, Jeff Osborn, roadmap highlights, and a discussion of some experimental resolver tuning features with Evan Hunt. We are holding this meeting because we want to get more feedback from our BIND users, so you are welcome to bring any other issues you may have.

At Pearson International Airport:

Terminal 1: Travelex, to the left of the exit from international arrivals (416) 776-2497. Also sells tokens for the TTC bus.

Terminal 3: Travelex currency exchange services (416) 776-2497. Also sells tokens for the TTC bus.

CIBC, a large Canadian bank, has several ABMs (what are called ATMs in the U.S.) in each terminal.

At Billy Bishop City Airport:

There are ABM machines available in the terminal opposite the check-in desks, as well as in the ferry terminal on the mainland.

At the IETF Venue:

From the Fairmont Royal York Hotel lobby, if you go down one more level, you will find yourself in Toronto’s PATH complex, containing a variety of restaurants and shops. Below the east end of the Fairmont Royal York Hotel, before the escalator that connects into the adjacent Royal Bank Plaza, there is a Bank of Montreal ATM. (I used my United States Wells Fargo ATM card to withdraw $300 CAD, and it cost me $282 USD, which is basically today’s inter-bank (zero commission) exchange rate, plus a $2 fee for using the ATM — Stuart Cheshire)

Other currency needs:

Scotiabank is the Bank of America International Partner for Canada. According to the Web site, you may use your BoA ATM card at any Scotiabank ATM location and you will avoid the “Non-Bank of America ATM $5 usage fee”. But, BoA started last year charging a “international transaction fee of 3% of the converted U.S. dollar amount” for withdrawals (or not, depending on your “account relationship”).

Scotiabank is also the International Partner bank for Deutsche Bank and Barclays. They're at 44 King St W, corner of Bay, two blocks from the hotel.

HSBC's local partner is HSBC Canada, at 70 York St.

Please check with your financial institution to see if they have reciprocal services.

BoA, Barclays, Scotiabank, Deutsche Bank are members of a group of financial institutions called the Global ATM Alliance. See https://www.bankofamerica.com/deposits/manage/faq-atm-fees.go for BoA's list of the members (you have to scroll down). It is not clear that every member in this group extends privileges to every other member. Doublecheck with your own bank.

St Lawrence Super Coin Laundry, 222 The Esplanade Unit 7 Toronto ON M5A 4M8

Electrical Outlet and Plug Information For Canada.

Plugs and outlets are identical to those used in the U.S.

Apple users can arrange cable swaps through the IETF 90 Apple Plug Swap page

Visit Canada Web site. Includes visa information.

Ripe Atlas Probes.

Longo's - 15 York St, Toronto, ON M5J 0A3, Canada and 181 Bay St, Toronto, ON M5J 2T3, Canada

Hockey Hall of Fame, Brookfield Place, 30 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5E 1×8 - located just two blocks from the Fairmont Royal York hotel.

See the Toronto Blue Jays play at Rogers Centre (formerly the SkyDome), 1 Blue Jays WayToronto, ON M5V 1J1, Canada - located approximately three blocks from the Fairmont Royal York hotel. The Blue Jays will play the Texas Rangers July 18, 19, and 20th, and the Boston Red Sox on July 21, 22, 23, and 24th.

Toronto for Photographers, tour the city with a professional photographer as your tour guide.

Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas Street West, Toronto, ON M5T 1G4, Canada

Canadian Stage presents Shakespeare in High Park - June 26-August31, 2014. On alternate days, As You Like It (Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays) and Titus Andronicus (Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays).

The Harbourfront Centre's Summer of Wonder. Summer means summer festivals. An approximately ten minute walk from the hotel is the Harbourfront Centre where summer festivals take place. The weekend of July 18-20th is the Habari Africa Festival. The weekend of July 25-27 is Classical IV: Voice and Strings. During the week there are outdoor classes and activities (i.e. outdoor Yoga on Tuesdays, outdoor movies on Wednesday nights, and dancing on the pier on Thursday nights) - please check the Website for schedule.

The Beaches International Jazz Festival, July 18-27, 2014.

BIG on Bloor Festival, July 19-20, 2014. This weekend festival shuts down Bloor Street between Dufferin and Lansdowne on Saturday and Sunday, July 19 and 20. Art vendors, live performances, kids activities and more.

Open Roof Festival, Open Roof Festival is a not for profit, outdoor music and film festival providing Toronto with a summer experience like no other, highlighting independent filmmakers and artists from Canada and around the world. During the IETF 90 week, on July 24th Open Roof presents the movie Ping Pong Summer and a musical performance by MATROX.

There are numerous restaurants in the area surrounding the Fairmont Royal York. This is a small sample:

Canyon Creek Chophouse, 156 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5J

Jack Astor's Bar and Grill, 144 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5J 2L7

Bardi's Steakhouse, 56 York St, Toronto, ON M5J 1H1

The Loose Moose, 146 Front St W, Toronto (“The largest selection of draught beer in Toronto”)

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The IETF 90 Social Event will take place at the Hockey Hall of Fame. More information can be found here.

There are numerous coffee shops within blocks of the Fairmont Royal York hotel. This is a small sample:

Second Cup: 1 University Ave, Toronto, ON M5J 2P1 and 65 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5J 1E6

The Croissant Tree: 65 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5J 1E6

Starbucks: 130 King St, Toronto, ON M9N 1L6 and 155 University Ave #100, Toronto, ON M5H 3N5

Timothy's World Coffee: 150 York St, Toronto, ON M5H3K6

Aroma Espresso Bar: 121 King St W, Toronto, ON M5H 3T9

Balsac's on Market: Less than one km to the East

Dineen Coffee: About half a km up Yonge

Current weather conditions for Toronto, ON, Canada.

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